Hokkaido YellowStars and Certified NPO Porocle Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement! ~Signing Ceremony Held for Comprehensive Partnership Agreement on Traffic Safety and Regional Revitalization~

## "Hokkaido YellowStars" x "Certified NPO Porocle" Sign Comprehensive Partnership Agreement!

Certified NPO Porocle, which operates the share cycle service "Porocle" in Sapporo City (Sapporo City, Hokkaido; Chairman: Kanji Arimura), has signed a comprehensive partnership agreement with the men's professional volleyball team "Hokkaido YellowStars" aimed at promoting traffic safety, regional revitalization, and health promotion.

Porocle has been working on traffic safety awareness, health promotion, and enhancing the appeal of the region through its share cycle service. Hokkaido YellowStars, as a community-rooted sports team, also develops activities to bring vitality to the region through the power of sports. Building on these efforts and following collaborations such as a bicycle rule learning event held last year, this agreement has been concluded to further develop their initiatives.

On April 2nd (Thursday), a signing ceremony was held at "Kita Gas Arena Sapporo 46," which also serves as the home arena for Hokkaido YellowStars.

## "Special Specification Vehicles" Featuring Photos of Each Player Will Run Through Sapporo

As one of the initiatives for "regional revitalization through sports," special specification vehicles featuring photos of each player will be deployed.

The vehicles for players Kouta Yamada and Souta Ikeda, who attended the signing ceremony, bear their handwritten autographs! Please keep an eye out for the Porocle vehicles, which will begin operation on April 5th (Sunday).

## Players Test Rode the Vehicles

The players test rode the vehicles, featuring their own photos, around Kita Gas Arena Sapporo 46, experiencing the comfort of the electric-assist bicycles while feeling the spring breeze of Sapporo.

By combining the outreach power of sports with our strength in engaging with local residents through daily mobility, we aim to spread the importance of traffic safety and initiatives contributing to regional revitalization to a wider audience.

## About NPO Porocle (Certified NPO Porocle)

In September 2016, we received certification as a "Certified NPO" from Sapporo City, recognizing our high public interest and the appropriateness of our organizational structure and business activities. Through our bicycle sharing service (alias: Porocle) business, we contribute to Sapporo's city development, human development, and regional appeal, engaging in various projects and activities alongside the youth who will lead the future.